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mony. She was ready at the time APP
pointed. and neither ever had occasion
to regret the very brief preliminaries to
what proved to be most suitable
union.
All persons, we may suppose, have
not like opportunity with these two to
be assured of the wOrthiness of the OBJ
Ject of their choice beforehand, but
there are instances where even holder
Suit0rS than Abernethy have been fav-
Ored by fortune.
A California miner, having amassed
quite fortune, was returning by shin
to New York to revisit old friends and
to find him a wife. A young woman on
board the ship. serving in the capacity
OF nursery gOyernesS to the family of a
merchant Oh board, pleased him much
by her neat and modest appearance. He
therefore introduced himself one dav.
and broke the ice of his purpose with
one reckless plunge.
Madame, my name is -, my parents
and family reside in New Hampshire; I
nave property amounting to 5000, 900, and
expect to engage in business in -. I
am a perfectly temperate man, and
can give you good reference to testify
to my general upright character. / am
unmarried. and want wife; will YOU
marry me?"
The lady took in the character of her
sutton at once.
"Thank YOU said she, II will" and
on landing they were forthwith mar
ried.
However, whether this law was ever
placed on record or not, the practice of
female proposals were never adopted
and seems never to have been more
than a tradition. There have been in
stances, of course, of woman who
dared. but not many, for the risk of a
refusal was too serious one to run.
How the Princess Louise of Savoy
ever recovered from her humiliation
after having offered herseiF IN marriage
to Charles, Duke of Bourbon. only to
receive a grave but positive refusal,
few women can understand. Ladies',
however, are permitted to assist a BASH
full wOOer when
Either he fears his fate too much
Or his desert too small
Who fears to put it to the touch
And win or lose it all.
Such was the case with the yOung
lady who assured her lover that she
could make a beautiful cake, all filed
with fruit, with a ring on the top. and
when the aStOnished swain exclaimed.
why, that is wedding cake y replied.
Il meant wedding" and which brought
matters to crisis Immediately.
More Shrewd still was the Young lady
and more daring-whO told her adj
miIer that she was a mind reader and
could read what was going on in his
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tom comDelS a woman to carry Gala
bash of water to the man who has eX-
pressed preference for her. Seated
on a mat before his door he washes his
hands in the veSsel,a and then the woman
drinks the water as token of her affec-
ton. Less repulSive was the act of the
lover among the ancient PerSians, who
burned his hand or cheek to prove his
devotion. and then showed it to his lady
love. If she was .'willin'" she bound
the injured part with a silken scarf, but
if Obdurate she sent the man to a physi-
clan for healing SalVe.
Among the MorayianS it was the SyS-
TEN for the minister to select wives for
the men of his congregation. If isis
ter had any objection to the ''brother"
selected for her life partner she was
permitted to state it, but it was gener-
ally overruled by the priests eloquence.
Strange to say, the historian tells us
that these marriages were generally
happy.
In Greenland the services of the pas
tor of the flock are also called in. A
man who has made up his mind that his
worldly circumstances warrant him in
INDUCING in what has been called ''the
abstract desire of every man to furnish
board and lodging to some young lady,"
and has decided what young lady he
wishes to be taxed for, calls on the rev.
erend father and states his case. The
inquiry is made whether the girl knows
of the suit, to which the man replies
that he has tried some preliminary love-
making, which was not very kindly re-
ceiyed, but adds: Thou kn0weSt the
ways of mankind"
In Greenland, be it remarked, it is an
accepted fact in social philosophy that a
woman's no means yes. The priest calls
upon the young woman and pleads the
case of her lover, assuring her that he is
a good man, that he catches many seals,
etc 1t is the custom for the woman to
reject all proposals at first, but to yield
at last an unwilling assent. If the priest
thinks she is too obstinate he generally
remarks: "Ah, well, it is no matter: I
can easily find another woman who will
have such a good provider," and turns
to leave, which action brings the stub
born maiden to terms at once.
In st. Petersburg, Russia, custom
prevailed for many years-thOugh de-
clined greatly in Importance. it has not
gone entirely out of uSe-which was
designed to stimulate the laggards in
courtshlp. On Whitsunday there was
held i'll the Summer garden, one of the
city's parks, fair of all the damseIs in
the city who wanted husbands. Dressed
in their best, with all the ornaments at
command. and holding silver spoons
or other ware in Their hands to show
that they were not wholly portion
less, they stood i'll rows under the
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ONLY A WOMAN, AFTER ALL
''She is q woman, therefore to be wooed;
She is woman, therefore to be won.''


.'She is woman, therefore to be wooed;
She is a woman, therefore to be won"
l met her at country place,
Where she was spending her vacation,
And much admired her form and face
Likewise her sparkling conversation.
She was Boston girl, but wore
Not spectacles nor google glasses,
Though she of learning had store
AS rich as other Boston lassies.
The maiden was of beauty rare,
CTS that not learning. that doth sway u.s.
AS Aphrodiie she was fair.
Or Helen, spouse of MenelauS,
But colder than Diana far.
Who made stag of poor Act9on,
And distant as the farthest star
That glitters i'll the empyrean.
loved her, and think she knew
That much from my admiring glances
For she, as our acquaintance grew,
Somewhat unbent to my advances.
But when my love l would have toll,
felt dread, terror seize me:
feared if became so bold.
The maiden with a look would freeze me.
At length firm resolve made
For was bord ring on distraction
That the proposal. long delayed.
I'd make, whate'er might be her action.
And having thus made up my mind,
That evening when alone found her,
Before she my intent OWNED.
boldly threw. my arms around her.
felt her tresses brush my face,
Their faint, sweet perfume thrilled my
senses:
clasped her in my fond embrace,
Regardless of the consequences;
kissed her lips-oh, hoEeyed bliss,
gave her hand thousand squeezes,
And all she said to me was this:
John, are you sure that no one sees us:''
Boston Courier
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we maun cen gang and ask some
ane mair auld than me-" And we can
give: as a companion to this instance
one equally authentic of small Amerl-
can damSel of four years, who, being
once chided by grOwn-up sister Tor
talking of marriage-with the admonl-
ton that such little girls should not
think of getting married-replled, with
the utmost amaZement at her elder 5
ignorance: ''Why, L thought about II
when was only twow
Sir Arthur Helps gave it as his bellef
that since the world was created no two
couples ever made love after the same
fashion. And since lit takes all sorts
of folks to make world" they may be
fairly supposed to do their counting IN
all sorts of ways. For instance. the
counting OF the aboriginal of Australia
consisted Simplyin knocking the woman
of his preference down with club and
carrying her off, says the Elmira. \. Y,
Gazette. This form of woOing was as
efficaciouS as it was brief. and was Ger
tainly commendable on the score OF
economy, since it subjected neither
party 10 the expense of lights, fires, Oy-
Ster supperS, ice cream, elaborate
dresses. flowers, etc., which are the
usual concomitantS of civilized love
making.
The method of the Australian HAS
been tried by other than dusky SavageS.
1t is historical fact that William the
Conqueror conducted his courtship in a
similar manner Having fallen in love
with a Flemish maiden, he had told her
of his preference. but received in return
only Scoru and Indifference. Becoming
enraged at this, he one day attacked the
damSel in the open street and pun
meled her numerically. The result
was that she consented to his suit, and
made. when married, one of the meekeSt
wives Imaginable. In civilized countries
of our day this counting ceremony is,
strange TO say, sometimes used after
marriage.
ome'very curious counting customs
prevail in Africa. In one tribe in East
ern Africa it is regarded as the he plus
ultra of the gallantry of the lover to pa
rade before the hut of his inamorata
astride of a huge boar. Mungo Park
tells of tribe in the interior where Gus
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the illustration of the two childish
bellies. The dresses are new models
and so are those in the second picture of
juvenile toile s. Here the SMALLEST
child's frock had scarlet serge for the
plain skirt. while the blouse was
made of one piece gathered above
and below. and the pulled sleeves
were of red and blue striped jersey,
A cross stripe two inches wide borders
the square neck-opening, trimmed with
a bOX-pleated frill. Waistband of dark
blue satin ribbon, put through tabs of
scarlet stuff and tied in bow in front.
TIE frock is closed invisibly in front
with buttons. The low pinafore frOck
OH the other girl is made OF blue and
white kerchiefs. A strip of handmade
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30

them very costly. Parlor lamps are
upon pedestals about four and half
feet high; hall lamps are square in form,
and bracket lamps are held by gretesQue
10 forms y in iron, or by graceful branches
support the fanciful shades above. The
iron lamps are more expensive than
those of silver, bronze or brass, but the
material is more durable, and the effect
is In perfect keeping with any interi or.
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Style in Wearing the Hair.

New York Sun.
Wearing the hair like Frances Cleve-
land is to be popular this winter. For
women who have low, narrow foreheads
this way of doing the hair is becoming
The high intellectual forehead that our
grandmas thought SO desirable that they
used to shave out CHASTITY blue patch
where nature failed, is not the sort of
brow to throw the hair back from. But
there are plenty of women whose hair
grows low on their faces in true antique
style. The custom of banging children's
hair has brought this about. When
mothers dressed the locks tightly back
from the face with round combs it was
not encouraged to grow becomingly low.
OF late years all the babies have worn
bangs, and the Frances Cleveland fore
head is the result
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OVER THE BANIsTERs.

Over the banisters bendsa face,
Darlingly sweet and beguiling;
Somebody stands in careless grace,
And watches the picture smiling.
The light burns dim in the hall below;
Nobody sees her standing,
Saying good night again, soft and slow,
Halfway up to the landing.
Nobody, only the eyes of brown,
Tender and full meaning,
That smile on the fairest face in town.
Over the banisters leaning.
Tired and sleepy, with dropping head,
wonder why she fingers.
And when all the good nights are said.
Why, somebody holds her fingers
Holds her fingers and draws her down,
Suddenly growing bolder
Till her loose hair drops its masses brown,
Like a mantle over his shoulder
Over the banisters soft hands fair
Brush his cheek like q feather;
Bright brown tresscs and dusky hair
Meet and miagle together.
There's a question asked, there's swift
careSS,
She has flown like bird from the hallway
But over the baniSterS drops Yes
That shall brighten the world for him al
ways.
Anon
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embroidery in red and blue cotton and
a pointed border in machine embroid
cry ornament the edge of the skirt, the
ueck-opening and the short sleeves slit
UP on the shoulders. the latter being
put plain on the skirt and gathered at
the neck. The frock is drawn i'll at the
waist with double cord of blue and red
silk. ending in tasselS and held by tabs
trimmed with embroidery.
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The Pretty Woman's Revenge.

The Pretty WOman's Revenge.
New York Mail.
A party of six young women attended
the performance of "Held by the
Enemy'' the other night, accompanied
by an elderly gentleman, and on taking
their seats i'll the dress circle removed
their hats. As the evening was warm
and the effect was rather pretty, one or
two more in the Immediate vicinity re-
moved their hats. Among the audience
was one of the ltra-fashionables, who,
together with her daughter and hus-
band, sat little to the right and
in front of the ladies who re-
moved their hats. To show her dis
pleasure and disapprobation she turned
several times and. staring at the young
ladies, deliberately turned up her nose
and sneered. Six more uncomfortable
beings it would be hard to imagine than
was this hatless but pretty coterie, until
finally one of the ladies who had fol-
lowed the example of the six leaned
over and said: isn't it nice to get ones
hat off! How these poor people must
suffer who cannot remove their hats
without taking off hair and ALL"
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Behaving Badly at the Theater,


The etiquette of Women's Behavior
in Public Places" is treated by Harper's
Bazaar as timely topic for the opening
Of the social and amusement season.
..An American in her opera box" says
the writer, ..'does. not always behave
quietly and like. a lady. She gets up,
turns her back On the audience and
talks audibly to her cavalier. She has
no sense of the etiquette of public
places. If she were man she would
be Missed, and once or twice in the his
tory of mankind she has been Missed,
and she should be more frequently
Kissed until she learns to respect the
feelings of Others" The idea that own
ership of box or the hiring of box
gives people a right to do as they please
is by no means confined to women; but
the Difference paid in this country to
ladies no doubt leads. the thoughtfess
among them sometimes to make a use
of their position which the great ma
Jority of their sex would neither adopt
nor approve,
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Woman's Limitations.

Much as has been said of the equality
of the sexes, and great as is the indigna-
ton of some of us at being cOnSider red
the weaker SEX" | am afraid that alb
SOlute equality between men and women
is impossible. Nature herself sets her
face against it by the inherent desire
implanted in most wOmen'S breasts to
look up. physically and mentally. to
some one greater than themselves: to
whom trey can cling, on whom they can
rely without any sense of inferiOrity.
Not merely to love, but to worship. to
make herself mat for the mans feet to
walk over, to believe everything he does
and says is right, to be ready to live for
identity completely in his. This, l
think, is the instinct of most women, or
at least the nOblest half of them. 1t is
nature, and nature, we may allow, is oc-
caSiOnally right. Nature, too, lays
down limits beyond which women.
in the aggregate, cannot pass.
She means them to be not men. or
rather, imitation men, but the mothers
of men. | am Old-faShioned enough to
believe that every girls education.
mental, moral, physical, ought to be
primarily with a view to wifehoOd and
motherhood, the highest and happiest
destiny to which any woman can attain.
But when fate denies them this chiefest
blessing, as, considering the large sur
plus female population in the world.
must Often be the case, she still leaves
them the possibility of being the spif-
itual mothers of new generation.
While sufficient to themselves, able to
do their own work in the world solitary
but strong unmarried women may still
keep up, as many an old maid does
. keep up, the natural maternal instinct.
by befriending or helping all helpless
influence to mankind in the aggregate,
if not to the individual man.
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JUVENILE TOILETS.
How Rich and Fashionable PeO-
pie Dress Their Children,

Fancy finds full vent in the dress of
fashionable womeD's children. An in
novation of last winter was sleeveless
frocks for little girls at parties, and now
move further is made by cutting them
somewhat lock at the neck, as shown in
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The Basis Of Wit.

Accident News.
Comic Man (pompously)-Yes, the ele-
ment of surprise is the basis of all wit.
1t may have struck youin my humorous
paragraphs.
Friend-Exactly. I'm always sur
priSed to find them in print.
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trees, attended by parents or guardians
to ensure propriety of behavior, to ia
cilitate matrimonial bargains. The men
in search of wives strOlled about scru-
tinizing all the candidates at leisure
When the man saw one that pleased
him he usually introduced himself to
her custodians, and if his statement of
family, business and prospects were
satisfactory he was made acquainted
with the young woman and invited to
her residence. After this the nuptiaI
ceremony followed as speedily as the
wOuld-be bridegroom desired.
We find custom precisely IKE this
Still in existence in district in the
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CURIOUS COURTSHIPS.
Loye-Making Episodes That Are a Friile
Old, But Have Lost None OF
Their Spice.
q Collection of Condensed Love Stories
Gathered in Every Age and From
Various Chimes.
W0man'S Real Mission in Courtship Is
to Smooth the Rough Places for
the Men.

HERE is a YER
liable incident
on record of an
old Scotch dame
toothleSs, an d
II arly bent
double with the
aches and pains
of ad V a II ced
years, who when
asked at what
age women gave
over thinking of
III arr iage, re-
piled: "Deed,
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COLORED FOLKS CHURCH.
Growth Of the African Methodist De.
nomination in st. Paul.
STRUCTURE TO BE DEDICATED
Brief History Of the Progress of the
Church Work--The Pastors
Record.

'FTER six years of
faithful, untiring
labor, the African
Methodists of st.
Paul now number
several hundred of
the best colored
element.
Five years ago
they were content
to worship in a re-
mote basement, but
later on increasing
membership and
accumulation of
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FRENCH FASHION FANCIEs

What Man-MiIliner Says---Indi-
viduaIity in Perfumery---Pict-
uresque House Gowns.
''The ladies of Paris dress not so
showily as one would think" said a
dapper young Frenchman who has re-
establishment on Fifth avenue, just
above the Brunswick, to New York
Journal reporter. 1--WE say III Paris,
oh, we will make that for America. ;
and we build our bonnetS higher and
more gayly, but VOLTA! The bonnets
must come down when they got here,
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there is any makeup about the
peaches and cream of that young mat
rOn's beautiful complexion.
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HINTS FOR THE CUISINE.
A Good Way to Prepare Break
fast Relish.

Chop some smoked beef and drop it
into boiling water to soften; let it lie
ten minutes, and then put it into a
saucepan with little boiling water
and stir gently for twenty minutes;
then pour off the water. put in a little
piece of butter and some pepper, and
pour in cup Of rich milk or cream five
minutes before taking it from the fire;
serve with toast.
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VEGETABLE SOUP

Take three onions, six potatoes, three
carrots, two turnips, One-half pound of
butter, four quarts of water, spoonful
OF tomato cltsup: peel, slice and fry tine
vegetables in the One-balf pound of but
ter. and pour over them four quarts of
boiling water; let them stew slowly for
four hours, then strain through coarse
cloth OF sieve; add one head of celery
cut i'll small pieces, and stew the whole
until the celery is tender; serve very
hot
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n. U quickly spring from cents,
HUffUfS Planted in Want advertise
menIS.
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SQUIRREL. SOUP.

SQUIRREL SOUP.
Cut up three squirrels and put them
III pot with three quarts of cold water;
| season with salt and pepper and let
them boil until the meat Is well done,
then remove it from the liquor and cut
it up into small pieces; put into the
soup quarter of pound of butter,
mixed with little flour, and pint of
milk; just before serving add the beaten
| yelks of two eggs and little parsley.
SCRAMBLED OYSTERS.
Put the oysters in a cOlander and al
| low all of the liquor to run through
| with this liquor put lump of butter
| about the size of walnut, some pepper
and salt; put it on the stove and let it
| get thoroughly hot, then put the oysters
place it upon fiat dish. and when the
oysters are thoroughly cooked pour
| them over the toast.
FRIED OYSTERS.
Dry the oysters in a clean bowl, then
dip them in beaten egg and then in
cracker crumbs; fry about five minutes
in lard or beef drippings. Butter is
apt to be oily, and lard is better for the
frying.
FRIED LIVER.
Take one pound of calf's liver and a
half-pound of bacon, thinly sliced; have
the frying pan hot, put the bacon in it,
and while it is frying dip the liver, after
cutting into small pieces. lightly i'll flour
and fry in the fat. I
POTATO OMELET. 4,
To large cupful of mashed potatoes
allow three eggs, the yelks and whites
beaten separately, One-half teaSpOOnful
of salt, one-lalf a cupful of milk and a
teaSpOOnfui of flour; season with chop
ped parsley and a very little nutmeg :;
brown lightly in frying pan and serve
hot.
LEMON SPONGE. y
Soak one ounce of gelatine in one
pint of boiling water until dissolved,
then add half pint more of boiling
water and the juice of three lemons and
sugar to taste; when thoroughly mixed.
beat to white froth and add the whites
of four eggs, we'll beaten; beat all To-
gether until quite stiff; put in mould
and set OH ice.
SNOWFLAKE CAKE.
Take One-half cup of butter, one and
One-half cups of sugar, One-quarter of a
cup of milk, whites of five eggs, one
and three-fOurths of cup of flour. one
teaSpOOnful baking powder, One-half
teaSpOonful rose water; bake in Jelly
cake tins, and frost each cake and
sprinkle cOcoanut between the layers
and over the top.
BANANA CAKE.
Bake any light cake in shallow pans,
as for cream or jelly cake; when ready
to serve cover one cake with sliced
bananas. sprinkle with powdered sugar
and orange juice, put on the other cake
and cover with powdered sugar.
CHUTNEY SAUCE.
'TwpntV-fOnr rinp tom atoaS fpur groom
peppers, four onions, four tablespoon
fufs of sugar.four tablespoonful of salt,
three cups of vinegar, one-half pound of
raisins, one ounce dried ginger; scald
and peel tomatoes, cut onions and pep
pers fine, chop raisins and ginger, then
boil three hours. Keep in wide-mouthed
hotties
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q the list of Wants with care,
OCUH Life's epitome is there.
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A Dead Sure Thing.
Texas Siftings

Texas Siftings.
Employer-See here, Dennis, it was
only last week that you got Off to attend
your cousins funeral. L
Dennis Gnterrupting)-Faiy, so did,
sur, but the old fule come to loife agin.
Lit me off this onct, and I'll bury him
dead or alOive.
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MIfIOHS Always finding what they